Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Daphne Webb: Relatives say she had been missing two weeks longer than dad said, On Tuesday, information came out on from the family of a missing 21-month-old Oakland toddler which stated she had been missing several weeks before her father reported her missing.

Daphne Viola Webb was reported missing from outside a neighborhood store in Oakland by her father, John Anthony Webb last Friday. John said he parked in front of Gazzali's Supermarket on 7838 International Blvd. and left his toddler daughter with his 87-year-old mother who suffers from dementia in his black Ford SUV as he went into the store. When he came back the relative was still there, but Daphne was gone.

Relatives came forward during a press conference and stated they had not seen the missing girl since the end of June, reports the Mercury News."According to my knowledge no one has seen the child since June 27," said Kevin Davis a relative of missing Daphne.

Regardless, the police are continuing to search for an unidentified woman that two people said was seen with Daphne.

There have been reports of a light-skinned black woman or a Hispanic woman seen walking with the girl later in the day and that police are looking for a Hispanic woman between 30-40 years old with straight black hair wearing a light-colored shirt and jeans.

John spoke with the San Francisco Chronicle when he was released from jail when child endangerment charges were dropped, and he said that he received custody of Daphne after a "life-threatening incident" involving Daphne's mother 6-months ago, but would not elaborate anymore than that.

In February, Kiana Davis-Webb, 31, was found passed out in a car with Daphne in the back seat. She was found to have taken a prescription painkiller and drank an unknown amount of alcohol reports Mercury News. She currently has limited contact with Daphne via a court order. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Kiana is in rehab.

Daphne weighs 30 pounds and is 2 feet tall with brown eyes and curly black hair. She is missing part of her left ear. She was wearing orange pajamas with pink hearts and pink socks.